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I was wondering if any of you fellow members. Know of any large woodworking machine repair technicians in the northeast. I am having trouble getting a 28 inch laguna bandsaw running properly. Im not an expert but, I know more than a hobbyist. I have tried everything I know. But I can seem to get this machine running up to par.
I am located in...

Is any one els offended by the posting of pieces from Sarvodaya Exports on LJ? It is more that clear that this is a large scale company looking for free advertising. I think we need to get as many people as posible to flag all of their projectes that have been posted. Here are some links so you can easily find the projects and flag them. Lets ge...

I am building a desk top that is made up of 1 1/4” mdf. That will be veneered with 1/16” of an inch quilted maple, on both sides. It will have a boarder of 3” wide 1 3/8” thick bubinga. It will be supported by legs on the four corners and the aprons in between the legs.
The over all demotions of the mdf center will be ...

Ok, so I have made some nice things in my day, but all were made out of solid wood. The only real experience i have with veneer, was with comercial veneer at a cabinet shop I worked at briefly. So a year ago I found an amazing pice of 8\4 quilted maple. I plan on using this wood for a desk. I was able to cut the leafs myself on my laguna bandsaw...